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em·pur·ple

(ĕm-pûr′pəl)

tr. & intr.v. em·pur·pled, em·pur·pling, em·pur·ples

To make or become purple.

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empurple

(ɪmˈpɜːpəl)

vb (tr)

1. (Colours) to make purple

2. (Clothing & Fashion) to clothe in purple

Also called: impurple

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em•pur•ple

(ɛmˈpɜr pəl)

v. -pled, -pling. v.t.

1. to color or tinge purple.

v.i.

2. to become purple or deeply flushed.

[1580–90]

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empurple - color purple

purpurate, purple

color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"

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